Living In Spirit

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Judge, We Must

Judging is a concept greatly misunderstood. We not only should judge the behavior of others but Living on the Spiritual Basis makes it a requirement. The difficulty arises when we confuse righteous judgment with condemnation.

When we condemn it places us in a position to be harmed, for we have assumed a morally elevated position, better than, which of course is false. No one is above or below any other in the sight of God. Though our paths may be very different, our challenges and lessons in life diverse, no one is beyond grace and forgiveness in Spirit always manifests if we truly mean business and desire change. This does not mean crimes and transgressions are forgotten or ignored, but we must be willing to go to any lengths for salvation, for the ultimate freedom from the bondage of self. So we condemn the act, not the actor.

We all reap as we sow and unfortunately some will never seek enlightenment, choosing fear over freedom. However we are mistaken if we condemn them or wish (or worse desire) harm to anyone. Hate does not cease with hate. Anger is never assuaged with more anger. Condemnation never builds character or leads to freedom.

So judge righteously and the whole world improves, condemn and we all suffer for we are all connected in Spirit, all children of the Divine Presence.

The Secret, Wayne Dyer, ACIM, Serenity, Enlightenment, Zen, Emmet Fox, How To Be Happy, Golden Key, Addicts Today, Chopra, Jesus, Healing Path Recovery, Einstein, Marianne Williamson, Sayeh Beheshti, AKUA #yoda

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Heaven Sings

As we progress on the path of awakening, Living on the Spiritual Basis, we become more sensitive to the world and our fellows and as such, the adversary fear and his children depression, anxiety and reflecting morbidly seemingly grow stronger, more insistent. This is natural for many things which escaped our notice before embarking on this path are now noticeable since we are operating at increased levels of awareness. Nothing has really changed however for fear, negative thinking and morbid reflection can only gain purchase if we fail to affirm God’s love and guidance in our life by means of consistent prayer, meditation and service. The very activities that raised our consciousness in the first place! So take heart, though the world and its mostly self-inflicted suffering touches you deeply and profoundly, the surety of your role as an instrument of His will is evident, your awakening manifest.

So though troubled we stay the course, asking God what we can do each day for the individual who still suffers, remembering always that we are the instrument of His will and like any musical instrument nothing happens until the master begins to play. We strive to be the best instrument possible, though we may be terribly flawed, perhaps still wracked with guilt and fear, when we allow ourselves to be placed in His hands the notes are miraculous, causing Heaven itself to sing and we are free.

Monday, May 18, 2015

Buns Of Steel And Fools Gold

Rarely does a week pass without some new self help book with all the answers start making the talk show rounds or the diet to end all diets splashes across the cover of one of those magazines by the grocery checkout counter. Then there is the miracle food or supplement that will cure your ill, whatever it is. Then there is that new revolutionary piece of exercise equipment that will provide the perfect body IN ONLY 20 MINUTES 3 TIMES A WEEK! being pitched by some impossibly fit and trim individual. Admit it; just like me, you have been tempted. But will drinking some berry juice really change my life or a three-day seminar addressing all of life’s questions the answer and who wouldn’t want a flat sexy tummy or buns of steel IN ONLY 20 MINUTES 3 TIMES A WEEK! Like a wise man once said: if it sounds too good to be true, it is.

Salesmen and marketing executives peddle fools gold to separate us from our money, that's their job but unlike banking on that unrealistic shortcut to six-pack abs, Living on the Spiritual Basis provides a pearl beyond price for it is the shortest road to the peace and sense of true freedom each of us truly crave. “Simple but not easy, a price has to be paid.” That price is the surrender of self and our focus on selfish things. When we shift our focus to the Presence of God within, where true gold is found, we begin to experience the Truth of Being, finding our true place in the fabric of the miraculous. Perhaps I am too cynical and ultimate awakening or abs of steel are just a credit card and a phone call away, operators are standing by, but as the old prospector remarked to the greenhorn about fool’s gold: “When you think you have found gold you probably have not; but when you do find it, you will know it for certain.”

When we know, who walks beside us, on this path we have chosen, our fears fall from us.